With the revival in Indian residential real estate well underway, it is pertinent to turn our attention to which formats have been in high demand at every given juncture. Such awareness is primarily useful from an investor’s point of view, but anyone who tracks Indian real estate out of pure academic interest cannot fail to be interested, either.

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A recent report published by CBRE indicates an economic growth of around 7.5 per cent for India, making it the fastest-growing G20 economy. The acceleration of structural reforms, the move towards a rule-based policy framework and low commodity prices have provided a strong growth impetus.

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. In a tradition that dates back years, CW handpicks the top challengers from the construction and allied sectors that have managed to post growth despite an adverse economic and sectoral scenario.

The Indian real-estate market is going through exciting times: Sales have started picking up and the rental market is growing at a healthy rate too. A survey in 2009 pointed out that almost 35 per cent of urban families were living in rental homes; another survey in 2011 indicated that a massive 24.7 million families lived on rent.

A recent ICRA report on ‘Trends in Housing Credit’ reveals that the total housing credit growth has slowed to 16 per cent in 2016-17 from 19 per cent in 2015-16, with the overall housing credit standing at Rs 14.4 lakh crore as on March 31, 2017 ( Rs 12.4 lakh crore as on March 31, 2016).

According to a report released by PropEquity, India’s leading real estate data, research and analytics firm, new home launches dipped 22 pct across top eight cities in the second quarter of 2017 from 22,762 units to 17,858 units.